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Megatrends – are they friends or foes of sustainability?

Learning Pool

While many of these, such as technological innovation, promise to enrich our lives, they also affect the planet and its resources. Innovators are also supporting the cause by exploring technologies which remove harmful gases already in the atmosphere. Greenhouse gas reduction.

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Are eBooks More Environmentally Friendly?

Kitaboo

Manufacturing e-readers also consume natural resources like copper, lithium, cobalt, etc. KITABOO is a cutting-edge platform to develop and distribute eBooks powered by insights and innovation. About 33 pounds of minerals, 1000 kilowatt hours of fossil fuels, and 79 gallons of water are used to manufacture one e-reader.

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CAC 2009 Student Presentations

Kapp Notes

The kit contains a Drill/Driver, an Impact Driver, a Reciprocating saw, one Work light, one Charger and two Interchangeable Lithium-ion Batteries. They are well known for the Model Z drill line and their innovative approach to new product design and development as indicated by our being awarded the IDEAS 5.0

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Hot List - April 1, 2009 to April 11, 2009

Tony Karrer

in Technology, Innovation and Education, where she studied how new media and emerging technologies can be used to effectively educate children. Big Question: get your innovative eLearning ideas out no matter what others think! eLearning is fun, great, innovative, wonderful…. This is her blog.